Luminous rocks chalets in the desert

Department of Architecture of the Med Khieder University of Biskra

Project idea

The golden sand shine below sun rays with the best sunset worldwide according to UNESCO . It’ s curved rocks sculpted by musical winds and its reflections on water is considered to be the largest open air museum in the world. 15000 artistic shapes scattered on the walls of this virgin forgotten city , makes it the best escape for relaxation and clarity . It is TASSILI preservation Deseret of Algeria.
The idea of ​​the project resulted from the nature of the site*ROCKS*

Project description

The project consists of 18 chalets.
  Next to a water lake dedicated to camping and holidays. With open glass facades overlooking the natural desert reserve, which represents the largest cave city in the world
. Protected by white stone rock
 The curved crust provides shade and reflective of the high heat of the sun. It also has a cooling pipe that makes the rooms under the crust cold during the day.
 The ribbons of this cortex are illuminated at night to paint lush rocky dunes located at a height of 100 meters, helping to give a signal to the hikers in the dark deserts.
The project area of ​​1500 m² contains 18 chalets with parking area
 The chalet of 50 m²

Technical information

the sandstone structure mitigates against the very next dune, as well as the other dunes that will come after that it also offers the potential of life in the desert digging down into the ground from the structure (which can obviously also be dug into the ground t, we potentially find not only shade from the sun, but also connections to aquifers and protected areas for soil cultivation. the sloping top surface in this example gives as a possibility of harvesting rainwater